People would stop at nothing to improve others' opinion of them—even if it meant trampling someone else into the mud!
Rumors about Sogo Doma grew increasingly numerous. Once they were sure the Doma Family's guy would not fight back, the name of the girl called Rongyuan Nanako once again reached Sogo Doma's ears.
"Have you heard? That gloomy-faced transfer student confessed to Nanako, but she turned him down. Honestly, if he were a little more cheerful, he'd actually be pretty handsome..."
"Nanako is getting cuter and cuter. I heard that she only insisted on confessing after she caught that gloomy-face stalking her."
"A stalker?"
Sogo Doma: "..."
Were these little brats really elementary school students!?
Their malicious desire for revenge had grown even stronger! Sogo Doma gave a meaningful glance at a certain girl in the crowd. That girl really dared to say anything.
Thinking about the dirt he had gathered, though, Sogo Doma found it perfectly normal. Elementary school kids these days were truly terrifying. Not only would they steal someone else's indoor shoes, they would spread rumors everywhere, all just to put others down and elevate themselves—even if it was only their image in other people's eyes.
Incidentally, the rumor that the Yukinoshita Family's second daughter had sold her own indoor shoes had also originated from Rongyuan Nanako.
Rongyuan Nanako herself, meanwhile, really had stolen Yukino Yukinoshita's indoor shoes and sold them to a male teacher. That was the truth the little brats had uncovered, under Sogo's direction, after negotiating with the teacher. As a result, those who had claimed Yukino Yukinoshita sold her own indoor shoes all said they found it hard to believe...
This once again proved Sogo's point: if enough people said it, even a lie would become truth.
"Phew~!" Now, this wave of